By Robert F. Turner Does man need a personal indwelling of the Holy Spirit; (1) to overcome his inherited sinful nature; (2) in order to (a) understand the Scripture, (b) be converted, and (c) to live a sanctified life? I am especially thankful that this special issue is planned, for our generation is not well schooled …
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Is The Gospel As God Gave It Adapted To Man As God Made Him?
By James W. Adams The general subject of this “Special Issue” is “Total Hereditary Depravity.” This doctrine constitutes one of the “five points” of Calvinistic theology which have long been identified by the T-U-L-I-P acrostic: T = total hereditary depravity; U = unconditional election and reprobation; L = limited atonement; I = irresistible grace; and P …
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How Do God And Satan Influence Us?
By Larry Ray Hafley According to the creeds of men, Satan does not need to influence man. Man is “wholly defiled in all the faculties and parts of soul and body . . . . (and) we are utterly indisposed, disabled and made opposite to all good, and wholly inclined to all evil.” If that truly …
Did Jesus Have A Sinful Nature?
By Clinton D. Hamilton Introduction Ever since the doctrine of original sin or inherited depravity has been taught, there has been the troublesome question of whether Jesus was born with a sinful nature. One who holds to any theory of original sin faces a real problem in dealing with the issue of the nature of Christ. …